Improvement in demijohns



C. NEWMAN.

Dem ijnhn.

Patented Jan. 26, 1875.

Inventor \Vitnesses UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CARLTON NEWMAN, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN DEMlJOHNS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 159,038, dated January26, 1875; application filed June 17, 1874.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARLTON NEWMAN, of San Francisco city and county,State of California, have invented an Improved Demijohn and Ido herebydeclare the following description and accompanying drawings aresufficient to enable any person skilled in the art or science to whichit most nearly appertains to make and use my said invention orimprovement without further invention or experiment.

My improvement in demijohns consists in placing a layer of straw,rushes, cotton, paper,

or other elastic yielding material around the bottle before weaving itaround with wicker or basket work, so that a soft protecting cushionwill be interposed between the basketwork or outside willow wrapping andthe bottle, thus providing a permanent packing, which will protect thebottle from injury.

Referring to the accompanying drawing for a more complete description ofmy invention, A is a glass or other bottle, around T which it is usualto weave or wrap willow or nary demijohn. Any soft yielding material canbe used for an inside protection or cushion between the bottle andbasket-work, but for convenience and cheapness I prefer to use thetule-grass or rush which grows in California, (scm'pus Zacustris.) Bythis means I provide a demijohn which can be made almost as cheaply asan ordinary demijohn, while it is provided with an elastic coveringwhich will prevent it from being broken by any ordinary jar orconcussion, and which provides a packing for protecting the demijohnswhen several are packed together. I am aware that glass vessels havebeen packed in boxes 'with their mouths protruding through an opening,and protected by some yielding material within the boxes, such asordinary carboys. This I do not claim; but

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

As a new article of manufacture, a demijohn provided with a yieldingcover or packin g between the glass and wicker covering, as

- set forth.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my .hand and seal.

CARLTON NE WMAN.

Witnesses:

JAMES H. DAVIS, LoUIs BECKER, Jr., JNO. L. BOONE.

